Westchester 2013 Bucket List: Ride the Dragon Coaster

Playland’s rite of passage may not be at the top of any extreme thrill-seekers to-do list, but the wooden rollercoaster is every local tyke’s first taste of adrenaline and anticipation, and that’s good enough for us.

Published: 04/19/2013

Sure, there are bigger, faster, and scarier roller coasters around—but not in our own backyard! Plus, to born-and-bred Westchesterites, a ride on Playland’s rickety wooden Dragon Coaster is a rite of passage, one we happily return to time and again.Exit 19 off I-95, Rye
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